# Accident 19760511011329A: Cessna 182B, Portland, PA, May 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1976
- Place: Portland, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.9221° N, 75.0983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9221&lon=-75.0983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7241E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7241E-1985-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 201 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760511011329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK WIRES 50 FT AGL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC76FHA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA30), May 11, 1976: Cessna 182B (N7241E), Portland, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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